NEW BREMEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board of Education Agenda

June 19, 2019

7:00 P.M.

(COMMUNITY ROOM)

  

Board Members

Mrs. Michele Bambauer
michele.bambauer@newbremenschools.org (419-733-3611)

Mr. Scott Bertke
scott.bertke@newbremenschools.org (419-629-3719)

Mrs. Shelly Busse
shelly.busse@newbremenschools.org (567-644-5336)
Mr. Cory Suchland 
cory.suchland@newbremenschools.org  (419-733-1251)
Mrs. Suzanne Wells
suzanne.wells@newbremenschools.org  (419-569-0356)

Mr. Jason Schrader - Superintendent
jason.schrader@newbremenschools.org (419-629-8606)
Mrs. Jill Ahlers – Treasurer
jill.ahlers@newbremenschools.org  (419-629-8606)

NEW BREMEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Education Agenda
June 19 (W), 2019
7:00 P.M.

I.  Call To Order: Mrs. Shelly Busse, President
II.  Roll Call of Board Members: Mrs. Jill Ahlers, Treasurer
                  Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____

III.  Pledge of Allegiance:
       President Busse will lead the pledge.

IV. Public Participation At Board Meetings:
	The Board recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on school matters of community interest.  However, in order for the Board to fulfill its obligation to complete the planned agenda in an effective and efficient fashion, a maximum of 15 minutes of public participation will be permitted at each public meeting of the Board.  
	The presiding officer of each Board meeting shall administer the rules of the Board for public participation.  A partial listing of the regulations are as follows:
A.	Public participation shall be permitted only as indicated on the Board agenda according to the order of business.
B. All persons wishing to participate in a public Board Meeting shall register their intent with the Superintendent, Treasurer, or Board President in advance of the meeting by completing a written request which shall include the name and address of the participant, the group affiliation if appropriate, and the topic to be addressed.
C. Participants must be recognized by the presiding officer and preface their comments by an announcement of their name and address
D. Public participation shall be limited to fifteen minutes per board meeting unless waived by the majority of the Board and shall be equally divided among those desiring to address the Board.
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V.	Presentations

A.

VI.	Reports
Written reports were distributed with the agenda packet. Are there any questions pertaining to these reports?
A.	Mrs. Diane Kramer, K-6 Principal
B.	Mr. Marcus Overman, 7-12 Principal

VII.  Consent Agenda Items
Following are recommendations that have been identified for approval as part of the consent agenda.  If a member of the board would wish to remove any item(s) from this agenda for further discussion prior to taking action, please let either the superintendent or board president know.

A.  Treasurer’s Recommendations

1.	Approve the Regular School Board Meeting minutes from May 15, 2019.
2.	Approve the General Fund Paid Bills . . . . . .	   $  	140,717.65
3.	Approve the Lunchroom Fund Paid Bills . . .    	   $	    9,565.66
4.	Approve the current Five-Year Forecast.
5.	Approval for the Treasurer to increase appropriation accounts, as needed.  A list will be presented in the minutes. 
6.	Approval for the Treasurer to make Appropriations/Budget Modifications including advances and transfers to close the financial books for FY19, following approval by the Superintendent. A list will be presented in the minutes.
7.	Adopt Temporary (Part-Year) Appropriations for the 2019-20 school year.
a.	As in previous years, there will be three (3) stages of Appropriations Approval in order to properly comply with budgetary requirements:
Month		Board Action Needed							
June		Temporary (Part-Year) Appropriations
September	Temporary (Whole-Year) Appropriations
December	Permanent Appropriations after receiving Amended Certificate
		   from County Auditor
b.	The Temporary (Part-Year) Appropriations would be effective from July 1 - September 30 (3 months maximum) or until the Temporary (Whole-Year) Appropriations are approved
c.	The amount approved for the Temporary (Part-Year) Appropriations shall not exceed 1/4 of the previous year's appropriations 

Motion by: ____________________, second by: ________________________ that the board approve the motions contained in the Treasurer’s recommendations as presented.
Roll Call:

Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____ 

B.	Superintendent Recommendations

1.	Non-Teaching Employment
					
Individual	Position	Hours Per Day	Step	Effective	Duration	
Heather Powers	Office & Instructional Aide	5	8	2019-20	1 Year	

2.   Approve the administrative salary schedule for the maintenance position.  This position will now be a salaried position rather than an hourly position.

3.   Employ Julie Ferguson as Head Cross Country coach, rather than Co-Cross Country as approved at the May Board meeting.

4.  Supplemental Contracts for Certified Employees  -
Offer one-year supplemental contracts for the 2019-20 school year to supervise or coach the following student activity:
Employee	Position	Step	
Shannon Heckman	Yearbook - Business (50%)	3	
Shannon Heckman	Yearbook – Production (50%)	3	

  

5.  Community Filled Supplemental Contracts
The Administration recommends employing the following community individuals for a one-year supplemental contract for the 2019-20 school year to direct, supervise or coach the following student activity:
	
Employee	Position	Step	
Cody Topp	Assistant Cross Country	1	
Seth Williams	Asst. HS Football	3	
Mark Sharp	Asst. JH Football	3	
John Roberts	Boys Golf	1	
Haleigh James	JH Cheerleading Advisor	1	
Greg Elking	Freshman Boys Basketball	3	
Matt Clausen	Varsity Asst. Basketball - Boys	3	
Dan Wente	7th Grade Boys Basketball	1	
Brian Alig	Bowling Coach	3	
John Parlett	Assistant Bowling Coach	3	
Heather Powers	Yearbook - Business (50%)	3	
Heather Powers	Yearbook – Production (50%)	3	

6. Substitute Contracts
Approve the following substitute contracts for the 2019-20 school year and additional to this list as approved by the Superintendent.

A.	Substitute Teachers – As approved by the County Office 

B.	Sub Bus Drivers –  
Bob Parker	Chris Burden	Donnie Cox	
Don Kramer	Doug Knapke	Jeremy Krieg	
Scott Kuenning	Harold Long	Gary Moeder	
Jim Nagel	Nathan Niekamp	Marcus Overman	
Bill Lennartz	Kathie Kelly-McDermitt	Howard Overman	
Becky Dabbelt			

C.	Sub Cafeteria-
Linda Hainline	Mary Moeller	
Donna Steineman		

D.	Sub Custodians –
Mike Elking 	Steve Flaugher 	Gene Schwieterman	
Spencer Elking	Marge Luedeke		

7.  Approve the following school fees for the 2019-20 school year:

	2018-19	2019-20	
Kindergarten - Grade 6	 $     26.25 	 $         30.00 	
Grade 7	 $     31.50 	 $         33.75 	
Grade 8	 $     48.75 	 $         54.25 	
AP Biology	 $     94.00 	 $         94.00 	
AP Calculus	 $     94.00 	 $         94.00 	
AP Government	 $     94.00 	 $         94.00 	
AP Literature & Composition	 $   119.00 	 $       115.00 	
Accounting I 	 $     88.75 	 Not Offered 	
Algebra IB	 $       6.00 	 $           6.00 	
Art I-II-III-IV	 $     30.00 	 $         30.00 	
Basic Geometry	 $       6.00 	 $           6.00 	
Biology 	 $       6.00 	 $           6.00 	
Business Math	 $     32.50 	 $         32.50 	
Chemistry	 $     17.00 	 $         17.00 	
Chromebook  (Gr. 5 and 9)	 	 $         60.00 	
English 9 	 $     34.00 	 $         34.00 	
English 9 Honors	 	 $         34.00 	
English 10 	 $     21.00 	 $         18.00 	
English 10 Honors	 $     30.00 	 $         28.00 	
English 11 CP	 $     18.00 	 $         18.00 	
English 11 Honors / ENG 121S ECC	 $     18.00 	 $         18.00 	
English 12 CP	 $     13.00 	 $         13.00 	
Freshman Fee	 $       5.25 	 $           5.25 	
Graphic Design I & II	 $       5.00 	 $           5.00 	
Health	 $     18.00 	 $         18.00 	
Intro. to Engineering Design	 $       6.00 	 $           6.00 	
Junior Fee	 $     16.75 	 $         16.75 	
Life Skills I - II	 $     20.00 	 $         20.00 	
Metals I & II	 $     25.00 	 $         25.00 	
Music and/or Choir Participation	 	 	
     Band (Full Year)	 $     30.00 	 $         30.00 	
     Marching Band Only (Fronts)	 $     20.00 	 $         20.00 	
     Concert Band Only (Football Players)	 $     10.00 	 $         10.00 	
     Chorus	 $     15.00 	 $         15.00 	
Instrument Rental	 	 	
     Marching & Concert	 $     40.00 	 $         40.00 	
     Marching Band Only 	 $     25.00 	 $         25.00 	
     Concert Band Only	 $     30.00 	 $         30.00 	
     Junior High	 $     30.00 	 $         30.00 	
Music Theory I (2 Books)	 $     13.00 	 $         13.00 	
Music Theory II  (1 Book)	 $       6.50 	 $           6.50 	
Music Theory III	 $     25.00 	 $         25.00 	
Officiating Class - Basketball	 $     25.00 	 Not Offered 	
Officiating Class - Baseball & Softball	 $     50.00 	 Not Offered 	
Physical Science	 $       5.00 	 $         10.00 	
Physiology / BIO 125S ECC	 $     24.00 	 $         34.00 	
Professional Communication & Careers	 	 $         12.00 	
Senior Fee	 $       5.25 	 $           5.25 	
Sophomore Fee	 $       5.25 	 $           5.25 	
Spanish I 	 $       8.50 	 $         18.00 	
Spanish II	 $       8.50 	 $         14.00 	
Spanish III	 $     16.00 	 $         10.00 	
Spanish IV	 $     24.50 	 $           8.00 	
Technology Fee	 $       9.00 	 $         10.00 	
Vo Ag I      Agri, Food & Natural Resources	 $     95.00 	 $         95.00 	
Vo Ag II     Animal and Plant Science	 $     40.00 	 $         40.00 	
Vo Ag. IV   Livestock, Nutrition, Selection & Mgt.	 $     45.00 	 $         45.00 	
Woods I & II	 $     25.00	 $         25.00	

8. Athletic Ticket Prices
a.	Approve the following season ticket prices:

	Reserved Seat	General Admission	
Sport	Adult	Student	Adult	Student	
Football	$30.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	
Volleyball	N/A	N/A	$50.00	N/A	
Fall Sports Pass	N/A	N/A	N/A	$30.00	
Boys Basketball	$60.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	
Winter Sports Pass	$90.00	N/A	N/A	$40.00	
Fall Family Pass*	$135.00	$125.00	
Winter Family Pass*	$200.00	$190.00	

*	Family = 2 Adults + Students K-12 (Family pass is good for all high school and junior high sporting events during that season.)

b.   Approve the Senior Citizens Passes
Senior Citizens (age 60 and older) may obtain a Senior Citizen's Pass for $50.00 per adult.  This pass will entitle the individual to general admission to all home games throughout the school year.

c.	New Bremen Local School employees/coaches can purchase season tickets at half the price listed above.

  	Motion by: ____________________, second by: ________________________ that the board approve the Superintendent recommendations as presented.

Roll Call:
Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____ Bambauer _____

VIII.   New Business:
  
1. 	Liability Insurance
Accept the renewal quote from Ohio School Plan for property, auto, liability, and violence insurance at a rate of $36,037.00 for FY19-20.  The district will receive a dividend of $1,141.00 for the 2018-19 fiscal year.

Motion by: __________________, second by: ___________________ that the board approve the New Business Items as presented.

Roll Call:
Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____ Bambauer _____ Bertke _____

2.   Approve the payment for up to five teachers to obtain a Gifted Endorsement. The endorsement requirement consists of 5-6 courses (15-18 credit hours).  The current cost per credit hour will be approximately $660, for a total cost per teacher of $10,000 – 12,000 per teacher.  These teachers would be required to stay at the district for three years after completion of the gifted endorsement or pay the district back in full for the cost of the program.

Motion by: __________________, second by: ___________________ that the board approve the New Business Items as presented.

Roll Call:
Suchland _____ Wells _____ Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____

IX.	Other New Business:

ESC Gifted Services – Discussion on options for gifted services for the 19/20 school year.

Motion by: ____________________, second by: ________________________ that the board approve the resolution as presented.

Roll Call:

Wells _____ Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____

X.   Informational Items

1.	New Bremen Local Schools has adopted and is enforcing a nutrition standards policy that considers the requirements of Ohio Revised Code 3313.814 and governs the types of food and beverages that may be sold on the premises of its school.

2.	End of Year Enrollment
The end of the year enrollment for the N-B Schools was as follows as compared to previous years:
1990-91	 	851
1995-96	947 (Includes 9 New Knoxville Students)
		2000-01	972 (Includes 4 New Knoxville Students)
2005-06	938 (Includes 10 New Knoxville Students)
2006-07	916 (Includes 7 New Knoxville Students)
2007-08	902 (Includes 4 New Knoxville Students)
2008-09	874 (Includes 2 New Knoxville Students) 
2009-10	862 (Includes 1 New Knoxville Student)
2010-11	853 (Includes 1 New Knoxville Students)
2011-12	841 (Includes 3 New Knoxville Students)
2012-13	830 
2013-14	816 (Includes 1 New Knoxville Student)
2014-15	791
2015-16 	752
2016-17	745 (Includes 3 New Knoxville Students)
2017-18 	764 (Includes 5 New Knoxville Students)	
2018-19	756 (Includes 6 New Knoxville Students)

3. Building Project Update

4. District Goals

5. Old Bus – Discussion on whether to keep the bus for a spare or to sell it.

6.  Board of Education election in November, 2019. Two positions available.

XI.  Executive Session:
A.	The Board or Superintendent may desire to adjourn to Executive Session for the express purpose of discussing:
☒ Personnel
           	☒ Appointment or Evaluation		☐ Promotion
                 	☐ Employment                    		☐ Demotion
      	☐ Dismissal                          		☐ Compensation

Investigation of Charges or Complaints Against an Employee, Official, or Student

            	☐ Discipline                          		☐

☐ Property Purchase or Sale
☐ Conferences with an Attorney Involving Pending or Imminent Court Action
☐ Negotiations (Preparing, Conducting, or Reviewing)
☐ Matters Required to be Kept Confidential by Fed/State Law
☐ Security Arrangements

Motion by: ____________________, second by: ________________________ to adjourn to executive session for the purpose checked above at _______ am/pm.

Roll Call:

Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____

B.  Return To Regular Board Session:

Action Taken:
Motion: ______  Second: ______  Vote: ______  Time: ______

XII.    Other New Business To Be Considered By The Board:

      A.
      B.
      C.

Motion by: __________________, second by: ___________________ that the board approve the Other New Business Items as presented.

Roll Call:
Wells _____ Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____

XIII.   Adjournment:

Action Taken:
Motion: ______  Second: ______  Vote: ______  Time: ______